May 18th, 2010 at 8:00PM:
I love finding pictures of bicycles that have been loaded to their maximum capacity, like today's Photo of the Day from andreakw.
The photo was snapped on the shores of Cuban resort town, Varadero - one of the largest resort areas in the Caribbean. Also known as Playa Azul, the town welcomes over 500,000 visitors per year with it's white sand beaches, cays, caves, and water activities.
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Photo of the Day (5.18.10)
May 18th, 2010 at 8:00PM:
I love finding pictures of bicycles that have been loaded to their maximum capacity, like today's Photo of the Day from andreakw.
The photo was snapped on the shores of Cuban resort town, Varadero - one of the largest resort areas in the Caribbean. Also known as Playa Azul, the town welcomes over 500,000 visitors per year with it's white sand beaches, cays, caves, and water activities.
If ...Photo of the Day (04.03.10)
Apr 3rd, 2010 at 5:30PM:
People watching is an underappreciated travel pastime. In between sampling local delicacies, seeing the sights and taking countless posed photographs in front of funny street signs, we should all take more time to just observe the people who occupy the places we visit. Flickr user penton42 did just that when he spotted this gentleman in Santiago de Cuba. One is left to contemplate if this ...GadlingTV's Travel Talk 007: How to build an Igloo, end of Cuban travel ban?, business model of Somali pirates & more!
Mar 31st, 2010 at 5:00PM:
GadlingTV's Travel Talk, episode 7 – Click above to watch video after the jump
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Ever wanted to build an igloo? We're savoring the end of the snow season by taking you to the Sierras to show you how!
This week we'll also discuss the ...The top 8 tourist destinations of tomorrow
Dec 14th, 2009 at 12:00PM: The rapidly changing landscape of today's globalized economy means that countries are developing at breakneck pace. Yesterday's war zones are turning into tomorrow's tourist destinations at the blink of an eye, while today's utopias (see: Dubai) are disintegrating just as fast.
Need more convincing? Check out Hans Rosling's lecture on the rise of Asia over at TED.
Here at Gadling we have our ...Coming attractions: Cuba
Dec 4th, 2009 at 12:00PM: The buzz about the end of the near 50-year U.S.-Cuba trade embargo is mounting and soon enough American will have the privilege of experiencing Cuba as tourists, like the rest of the world's citizens have all along. Despite being just 100 miles off the coast of Florida, Cuba is figuratively worlds away from the familiar capitalist lifestyle we lead in the States. From its unique music to its ...Frommer's lists Top Destinations for 2010
Dec 2nd, 2009 at 11:30AM: Frommer's has just released their list of what they think will be the top destinations for 2010. Culled from the suggestions of industry insiders and readers, the list covers every continent, meandering from India to Hawaii, Argentina to Vietnam. Along with listing each place, Frommer's has also given reasons why each one should be on your list of destinations for the coming year.
How accurate ...A review of Cheapflights.com's "Travelnomics: Calling on Cuba" guide
Nov 8th, 2009 at 1:30PM:
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Change is upon Cuba, and American travelers are especially eager to capitalize on the end of the travel embargo. In anticipation of the easing of travel restrictions to Cuba, Cheapflights.com recently put together "Travelnomics: Calling on Cuba," a ...Man arrested for selling fake package deals to Cuba
Oct 28th, 2009 at 1:30PM: Cuba is "hot" - US based travel firms are trying to get the destination opened up for anyone to visit. All this Cuban buzz has apparently created a bit of a market for selling fake trips. One man in Southern California actually managed to sell 41 of them before he was caught. The 33 year old "criminal mastermind" advertised his trips in religious magazines and managed to scam people out of ...Gadlinks for Monday 10.5.09
Oct 5th, 2009 at 6:00PM:
It's the first Monday of October -- and you know what that means, right? FALL is here. It's time to hike and check out the fall foliage! There are some other great travel reads for this Monday, so let's get started!
Some people like traveling to find strange or unique architecture, so why not tour the world's upside-down houses? [via Been-Seen]
One of my old students is traveling in ...Get out and go: Events around the world (September 30-October 1)
Sep 30th, 2009 at 3:00PM: Happy Hump Day, Gadling'ers! It's time to look at the festivals and events happening around the world, and this week has a particularly international selection of happenings. If you're close and have time, then you have no excuse to get out and go!
Victoria (Australia) - Spring Racing Carnival: The Spring Racing Carnival will take place today at various race courses in Victoria. The carnival ...Travel to Cuba legally with New York art museum package
Sep 11th, 2009 at 2:30PM: Travel to Cuba is still illegal for most Americans, but if you don't want to challenge the law or take your chances sneaking there and back, you can still arrange a visit. The Katonah Museum of Art, in Katonah, New York, has been authorized to lead a tour group to Cuba.
Participants on the trip, which is scheduled for January 17-23 of next year, will visit Havana and learn about Cuban culture ...Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre World, travel TV worth watching
Sep 9th, 2009 at 12:00PM: After last Tuesday's debut of Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre World, Travel Channel's expansion of Andrew Zimmern's scope past bizarre food, I pronounced the first episode that highlighted Cuba--and the second one that was an unusual travel though Belize--a smart and successful call.
Perhaps the new Travel Channel executives will pay attention to Aaron's post last month asking them to concentrate on ...Gadlinks for Monday 8.24.09
Aug 24th, 2009 at 5:00PM: One of summer´s last weekends has come and gone. Enjoy the warm sun while it lasts! ... and take some time to enjoy these travel tales as well.
What´s more fitting when visiting tragically romantic Italy than catching a great opera -- or a opera festival! The Verona Opera Festival ends August 30! (via Intelligent Travel)
I love sweets and I love the idea of Iceland sweets. ...Sign the petition to open travel to Cuba
Aug 4th, 2009 at 3:30PM: Americans today have the right to travel to any country in the world except Cuba. Recently, the OpenCuba.org campaign, which gives people a way to petition U.S. leaders to end the 50-year Cuba travel ban and give all Americans the freedom to travel to Cuba, has been creating some buzz on the web because of the positive developments happening on Capitol Hill regarding lifting travel restrictions ...U.S. man tries, fails to get arrested for travel to Cuba
Jul 25th, 2009 at 12:30PM: I've always dreamed of going to Cuba, but fears of hefty fines and prison time have so far kept me from doing so. As it turns out, maybe I shouldn't have been worried. Mytchell Mora, a U.S. citizen, has been to Cuba four times in the last tens years and hasn't managed to get in any trouble - despite his best efforts.
Mora actually wants to get arrested for violating the United States' ban on ...Cool Lust-Collazo photo exhibition in Havana
May 5th, 2009 at 9:00AM: During my time in Cuba, I grew increasingly obsessed with those colorful, old, refurbished American cars that would go galumphing down narrow urban streets. I mean, who wouldn't? I'm not even a car lover, but these clunky vehicles give Havana its character and speaks volumes about the country's history as well as its relationship with the United States. As another great effort to bring awareness ...
Travel guidebooks: Choosing the one that's just right
Apr 25th, 2009 at 2:00PM: My Cuba travel companions and I accomplished the ultimate travel guidebook experiment during the first week of our travels. We each decided to bring a different Cuba guide with us to test which guidebook reigned supreme (kind of like the Iron Chef: Cuba). I was never a good science student, so I apologize for the rudimentary experiment form that follows... Objective: To identify the guidebook ...Cuba Libre: Travel observations and tips
Apr 22nd, 2009 at 7:30PM: Cuba is one of the most distinct places in the world. I can say this with complete certainty having traveled to nearly 50 countries on this globe and never encountered anything like it. During the brief two weeks I was there, I was able to enjoy the hospitality of a most vibrant people, as well as experience life with little to no American influence. As I conclude my Cuba Libre series, there are ...Talking Travel (and Cuba) with award-winning travel journalist Christopher P. Baker
Apr 21st, 2009 at 4:00PM: Christopher Baker is the 2008 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalist of the Year and has visited Cuba more than 30 times. He's personally met with Fidel Castro, as well as leading members of the Cuban government and is personally acquainted with key figures within Cuba as well as key industry figures outside Cuba. Baker is not only a Cuba fanatic who is intensely interested in Castro's family life and ...Canadian hostages in Jamaican airport
Apr 20th, 2009 at 9:30AM: One man with a gun can do a lot of damage. A weapon-wielding nut-job held around 180 hostages on a Canadian plane in Jamaica yesterday. He chose the landing in Jamaica as his time to act. All passengers were eventually released unharmed, but five of the original seven crew members were still held hostage in the CanJet plane at Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay. (CNN reports that he's ...
